Does a prisoner's court document need to be sent to the prison for mailing?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Goldsberry v. Long, No. 2:13-cv-01358 AC (E.D. Cal. 2015):

3. See Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266 (1988) (establishing rule that a prisoner's court document is deemed filed on the date the prisoner delivered the document to prison officials for mailing).

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